Saving for retirement can feel like being forced to run a marathon when all we've ever trained for was a 40-yard dash. The entire idea of retirement is brand-new to the human race; it is only within ...

In “How Changes in Social Security Affect Recent Retirement Trends” (National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper No. 14105), co-authors Alan Gustman (of Dartmouth College) and Thomas ...

The stock market is more likely to grow over longer time periods, and more likely to fall over short periods. Younger retirement investors should prioritize growth and accept volatility over long time ...

There are plenty of important charts for investors, but there's one very powerful one that demonstrates the most principles for retirement planning. If you interpret this chart correctly, then you'll ...

For most of us, retirement will be only as good as we make it. For best results, we should plan, save, and invest -- early, aggressively, and effectively. That can mean the difference between a ...

More than a third of all Americans believe they need at least $1 million to retire according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. While it's important to do your own calculations for how much ...